Back in the 80s, when Billy McNeill was in charge, you could relay in Celtic responding after a defeat by giving the next poor team to face them a pasting. They played with urgency from the start, which they often only deployed in the closing minutes of games when they were chasing a winner.
Football then got a whole lot more methodical, especially since Martin O’Neill arrived and instilled a discipline unseen in my time watching Celtic. Under O’Neill and Gordon Strachan, Celtic would open the next game on-plan, without giving the impression they had something to prove. It might be different tonight. Neil Lennon has made it clear that the 11 who take the field against St Johnstone have something to prove to him, as well as to the support. I’m expecting a big result.
Blogging on the go today so not really got time to deal with Our Pal Charlie but I’ll catch up tomorrow.
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Jungle Jim
More like schemies reunited
– only kidding my granny lived in Lamont Rd in the 50’s
EC67 (posted at 18:15).
Think I’d be inclined to go with that line-up myself – given the injury problems/players not available for selection at the current time.
Looking forward to the time when Lassad and Sammi will be given licence to roam – in tandem with Hoops! Mouth-watering stuff!!!!!
BSR
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The Live updates article will be up at 19:45, could someone leave a note here?
Thanks.
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Spiers is showing his true colours now,,,quite a few posters were talking Spiers up earlier,,i would suggest they listen to this Charles Green apologist on Snyde for 5 mins and they willl soon change there opinion!!!
HH
Is the match being shown on the bbc sport website or is it just audio?
ibleedgreenandwhite1
He just canny help it…….
Spiers must’ve had the message from the Govan Fatwah brigade; slurping at Chunkle’s ankles now.
How do people like Britnae look at themselves in the mirror? Ach, it’s all just hunky dory to be a flipfloppin’ cretin for cash in 2012.
Decency is dead.
Game available tonight on both Front Row TV and VIP TV – both LIVE streams on the internet.
Brimmer
Hassle from you always welcome, ya big stick in the mud.
bournesouprecipe
Keep the dotted flag flying.
Walter love-in about to begin on Shortbread. Must dig out my sick-bag.
Amazing. Spiers finally admits what we knew all along. Rangers dead and a new club is playing down the leagues. I think the whole internet will go down soon. Stay safe!
ibleedgreenandwhite1:
I actually thought his closing comments today were quite shocking, where he seemed to be suggesting the rest of Scotland is somehow at fault for leaving behind the backward, sectarian “culture” of some of its resident halfwits.
Their entire 17th century mentality, and the detritus of bigotry that goes with it, should have been washed away years ago.
Now we have this clown telling us it’s bad that we’ve left them wallowing in their cesspit?
I think not.
James Forrest is Neil Lennon! We are ALL Neil Lennon!
Just listened to him almost in tears on Snyde!!!
2 articulate Celtic fans made very good points,what did Spiers do,,through a hissy fit,,,absolute plum!!!
HH
Chick just called him “Walter Green” – so unused to using his surname I suppose. He’s turned down some jobs apparently – Barcelona maybe?
Shortbread on message
Throw lol
HH
Heading to the game, has Sandy decided to come over and watch too?
SOAKEDTOTHESKINCSC
Around this time last week the tension and excitement was building to a crescendo as tip-off was fast approaching in Nou Camp. I watched the match in a hotel in Co. Leitrim while I tried to enjoy a fine roast beef dinner. Dinner was even more enjoyable watching Celtic compete brilliantly with mighty Barcelona and I thought we had the game won when three Celtic players had the goal at their mercy as that corner floated over in the final minutes – one of them surely had to sweep that ball into the net. Despite losing on Saturday the universal goodwill and praise for the team is still there. So let’s continue the good work with a win to-night.
Good to hear Scott Brown is fit and could have played on Saturday but was wisely rested. Interesting article in one of the Sunday Papers about the increase in hip injuries suffered by the modern sportsman which were previously unheard of, a problem which did not manifest until you hit your fifties or older. Doing massive weight training from a young age is now being regarded as the chief cause of damage to the hip joint.
Having an MRI scan to check that the players hip allignment and also to see if he is genetically pre-disposed to problems if he does star to lift really heavy weights – so that techniques can be adjusted or programmes altered is the way forward for many of to-days sportsmen.
Fancy a good competitive game tonight. Please show your support for the GB tonight too.
som mes que un club
18:14 on
30 October, 2012
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Thanks for that tip, It works for the IPad as well, I’ve just tried it. Will come in handy for future travels ;-)
Speirs is a two-faced sleekit sod don’t buy any of his crap.
Tough game tonight but if we play like we can and get that early goal then we could be in for a good night.
KTF CELTIC 3-0
The Rangers fan on the radio right now … wonderful.
Clapping their hands like performing seals, these people. Quick someone, throw him a fish.
Green is now a real Rangers fan … Jesus wept ….
To use another ocean metaphor, these guys are like sharks. They’ll swallow anything.
Rocket Man
18:41 on 30 October, 2012
Amazing. Spiers finally admits what we knew all along. Rangers dead and a new club is playing down the leagues. I think the whole internet will go down soon. Stay safe!
Hmmm – Jabba came out with that one the other week – after all his months of relegation/punishment bleating. What is the agenda? Is it to try to take the heat off newclub when the tax case goes against them?
Rothbhoy
Not allowed :-(
Forster; Lustig, Wilson, Ambrose,
Izaguirre; Brown, Wanyama, Ledley,
Commons; Hooper, Watt
When I was a boy we went to Saltcoats every summer.
Twice I got “Buzzbomb’s” autograph, and twice I lost it.
In 2008 I was in Houston, Texas for a business trip and I called the local CFC bar from Celticbars.com to confirm they had the Villareal game on. When I got there I was gob-smacked to see the one and only Bobby Lennox sitting with his missus to watch the game!
There were only about a dozen folk there (it was 2pm local time) and I had a great chat with them at half-time and when the game was over. Turns out the local CSC is the Bobby Lennox CSC and they fly him and his wife over every year at Christmas time.
Carrying the signed, framed photo montage of the great man back on the flights was a challenge!
James F
I hope, sorry I know that’s how they think….brilliant, hell mend them
Subs: Zaluska, Kayal, Mulgrew,
McCourt, Matthews.
Good strong team
no striker on subs bench
GlassTwoThirdsFull
18:47 on
Hmmm – Jabba came out with that one the other week …..
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Over the period of the whole saga, you may find that he has said anything and everything and so, no matter what happens, he will be able to declare that was what he predicted/expected/said.
off out to the game first time next to the GB in section 110 row FF sure my 10 yr old will love it
Support the Green Brigade
Chick Young? So far up Murrays ar*e he can see Jabbas feet.
paddy could play up front in a pinch, but the League Cup only gives five bench spots, so options are limited
estorilbhoy
Chick Young? So far up Murrays ar*e he can see Jabbas feet……………sticking out Spier’s ar*e